Anita Desai’s novel of intricate family relations plays out in two countries‚ India and the United States. The core characters comprise a family living in a small town in India‚ where provincial customs and attitudes dictate the future of all children: girls are to be married off and boys are to become as educated as possible. The story contrasts the life of the main character‚ Uma‚ the family’s older daughter‚ with Arun‚ the boy and baby of the family. Uma spends her life in subservience to her
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fields of politics‚ literature‚ education and religion.[7] Razia Sultana became the only woman monarch to have ever ruled Delhi. The Gond queen Durgavati ruled for fifteen years before losing her life in a battle with Mughal emperor Akbar’s general Asaf Khan in 1564. Chand Bibi defendedAhmednagar against the powerful Mughal forces of Akbar in the 1590s. Jehangir’s wife Nur Jehan effectively wielded imperial power‚ and was recognized as the real power behind the Mughal throne. The Mughal princesses
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Bibliography: Frank Kermode : “The writing of Sons and Lovers” John Goode: “Individuality and Society in Sons and Lovers” Aruna Sitesh: “The women in Sons and Lovers” Ross C. Murfin “The wasteland according to D.H. Lawrence” www.essortment.com/all/dhlawrences_rguz.htm www.ruthnestvold.com/endcent.htm
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title…unusual but apt…the novel was a shortlist for the booker prize 1999 and it was worth the nomination… It is a study of Indian culture at length…vice versa the culture abroad... The main characters in the novel are: The Parents Uma Aruna Arun Patton’s Family Talking about the parents first…they are the typical parents you would find in India… working dad who has only two desires…one is for a son which gets fulfilled thankfully and the other is earn enough dowry for
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Begum (also called Mumtaz Mahal) was the third wife of Shah Jahan. Mumtaz Mahal (meaning ’Jewel of the palace’) was the nickname her husband gave to her. Mumtaz Mahal was born in April 1593 in Agra‚ India. Her father was the Persian noble Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan‚ the brother of Nur Jahan. Mumtaz was a Muslim and fell in love with and married her cousin‚ Shah Jahan‚ later to be the Mughal emperor on May 10‚ 1612 at the age of 19. She was his third wife‚ and became his favorite. Shah Jahan and Mumtaz
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Hyderabad the capital of Andhra Pradesh is a beautiful place with a rich and diverse culture. Hyderabad emerged with the Qutub Shahi dynasty‚ later the Mughal emperor Aurangazeeb was attracted to this city .When this empire fell the Nizam of Asaf Jah dynasty reigned successfully and it became a part of the Indian Union. It is also called the city of Nawabs. Hyderabad is a unique city which practices all religions like Islam‚ Hinduism‚ Christianity‚ Zoroastrianism and Jainism. Eid‚ diwali‚ ugadi
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interpersonal interactions. A. Physical Barriers a. Closed doors‚ poor lighting‚ separation across great distances and intrusive noises are examples of physical barriers that impede communication. b. According to communication scholar Aruna Koneru‚ physical barriers to communication "can make the entire process of communication convoluted and lead to miscommunication or ineffective communication." B. Psychological Barriers c. Psychological barriers include emotional or attitudinal
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Mughal architecture Mughal architecture‚ an amalgam of Islamic‚ Persian‚ Turkish and Indian architecture‚ is the distinctive style developed by the Mughals in the 16th‚ 17th and 18th centuries in what is now India‚ Pakistan‚ Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It is symmetrical and decorative in style. The Mughal dynasty was established after the victory of Babur at Panipat in 1526 (the Battle of Panipat) . During his five-year reign‚ Babur took considerable interest in erecting buildings‚ though few have
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